When the East Wind Blows......All hell breaks loose!

I thought I was having an amazing few days, loads of birds moving through as you would expect with easterlies and a little light rain. Having looked at the various Soar Valley birders blogs I actually feel pretty gripped, the Meadows didn't quite hit the mark the other sites reached. I envy the Bittern, no chance here, we ain't got a reedbed, Adult Little Gulls, Arctic Terns bloody hell!
Have a look at John's Drunkbirders blog for some stunning Little Gulls, Russ's Thortonmothman finally lots of migrant activity and the SoarValley birders and the Bittern....

On Friday I was quite surprised to see a Swift cleaving around over the North section as it still seems bloody early. This was followed by a rather superb Hobby straight down the line of the boardwalk and over the gas towers and presumably Leicester City Center. A Reed Warbler made a brief appearance on Saturday near the end of the boardwalk and I'm hoping it's one of our only breeding pair. This was followed by stacks of phylloscopus warblers moving through, presumably destined for breeding areas much further north. Today a couple of Whitethroats holding territory in their favoured haunts on the North Section, a reeling Grasshopper Warbler near Bluebank on the South Section, an overflying Redshank in the same area, a new? pair of Little Ringed Plover, a trio of Common Sandpiper, loads of Hirundines including a lingering group of Sand martin (I wonder if they've located a potential breeding site?) but still no Yellow Wagtails !

It's all happening.... Better get back out there!